News tagged with garlic mustard
Over time, an invasive plant loses its toxic edge
Like most invasive plants introduced to the U.S. from Europe and other places, garlic mustard first found it easy to dominate the natives. A new study indicates that eventually, however, its primary weapon ...
Sep 01, 2009 |
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'Spicing' up your love life possible, study finds
Looking to spice up your sex life? Try adding ginseng and saffron to your diet. Both are proven performance boosters, according to a new scientific review of natural aphrodisiacs conducted by University of Guelph researchers.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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New research suggests choosing different fruits and vegetables may increase phytonutrient intake
Topping that bowl of cereal with raspberries instead of strawberries, or sautéing kale instead of spinach for dinner can boost phytonutrient intake, which may help decrease risk for certain chronic diseases, including ...
Apr 26, 2010 |
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A scientist probes the origins of 'ouch!'
Skinning a knee, swallowing habanero salsa, and installing snow chains bare-handed might seem pretty different at first. But all have one thing in common -- they're guaranteed to hurt.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Health Tip: Eat Like an Athlete on Super Bowl Sunday
(PhysOrg.com) -- So your New Year's resolution is to lose weight in 2009 and already you're faced with your first challenge: Super Bowl Sunday.
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Surviving the revolution, easier than withstanding human use and abuse
Inwood Hill Park survived the drastic modifications of Revolutionary War patriots, but preserving this last bastion of large-growth, mature trees in New York City is difficult with the proliferation of invasive species and ...
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Aug 11, 2008 |
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Keep It Growing -- Plant Fall and Winter Vegetables in July
(PhysOrg.com) -- In mild parts of western Oregon and along most of the coast, it is possible to grow a succession of garden vegetables throughout the year. You can extend the season well into fall in many parts of the Pacific ...
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Jul 14, 2008 |
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Researchers discover paradox about general anesthesia: It can increase post-surgical pain
The general anesthesia that puts patients into unconscious sleep so they do not feel surgical pain can increase the discomfort they feel once they wake up, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. They say ...
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Predicting the perfect predator
Garlic mustard has become an invasive species in temperate forests across the United States, choking out native plants on forest floors and threatening ecosystem diversity. University of Illinois ecologist Adam Davis has ...
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Feb 13, 2008 |
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Biologists uncover top wetland plant's hidden weapon
Scientists at the University of Delaware have uncovered a hidden weapon that one of the most invasive wetland plants in the United States uses to silently and efficiently “bump off” its neighbors.
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Oct 12, 2007 |
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Study: Invasive species kills soil fungus
U.S. scientists, part of an international research team, say hardwood trees are being harmed by an invasive weed spreading across the nation.
Apr 25, 2006 |
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